reʻa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rea"

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (compare with Tagalog luya, Malay halia). Sense of "turmeric" likely from overlap with Proto-Polynesian *renga from Proto-Oceanic *renga.

Noun

reʻa

  1. ginger
    Synonym: reʻa tinitō
  2. turmeric
    Synonym: reʻa māʻohi
  3. yolk

References

  • Lemaître, Yves (1995), Lexique du tahitien contemporain [Current Tahitian lexicon]‎[1] (in French), Paris: Éditions de l'Orstom, →ISBN
  • “reʻa” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
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